Prevalence of dental fluorosis in 12 year-old schoolchildren, Ouro Preto/MG - 2003

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Barros, Silvana Fioravante Braga¹  Matos, Divane Leite² 

[1] Prefeitura Municipal de Ouro Preto;Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

关键词: Dental fluorosis;    Schoolchildren;    Oral health;    Epidemiology;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2005000400011

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE:to find out the prevalence of dental fluorosis in 12-year-old schoolchildrenin Ouro Preto.
METHODOLOGY: cross-sectional study including 248 children randomly selectedfrom 11 schools in the town. The sample was calculated according to the methodologydescribed in Project SB2000. Exams were undertaken by a trained and calibrateddentist. Dental fluorosis was evaluated by the Dean index and index of communityfluorosis.
RESULTS: 159 (64.1%) children, among the 248 who were selected, participatedin the study. The prevalence of fluorosis (Dean index) found was 11.4%, andit was found to be a very mild (10.1%) or mild (1.3%) condition. Moderate andsevere fluorosis were not found. The teeth most affected by fluorosis were pre-molars,molars, incisors and canines. There was no difference between genders as tothe degree of fluorosis, and the index of community fluorosis was 0.29.
CONCLUSION: fluorosis in 12 year-old children is not a public dentalhealth problem in Ouro Preto, as the prevalence is not high and nearly all casesare very mild.

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